Total Crime Rate

60.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 60.4 6/10
  • Shoplifting 26.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 11.3 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.6 2/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Virginia Drive area has the 15th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Warminster Broadway , and the 502nd highest crime rate of 1,622 local areas in Wiltshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Virginia Drive (BA12 8RN) in the last 12 months was 60.4 per 1,000 residents and was 14.5% higher than the Warminster Broadway average (52.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Virginia Drive (BA12 8RN), the main crime hotspot is near Jacob Way. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Virginia Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Broxburn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jacob Way —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pampas Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Coleridge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Meadow Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Masefield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Jacob Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Jacob Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Jacob Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saxons Acre Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saxons Acre Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Saxons Acre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Masefield Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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